Trial Brief - California

TRIAL BRIEF TRIAL BRIEF- GENERAL INFORMATION A TRIAL BRIEF is a statement of the issues you want to raise in your Court Trial, and your position regarding those issues. A Trial Brief may be filed and served any time after your Settlement Conference has taken place. However, you will want to be sure it is "FILED" in time for the Judge to review it prior to your Court Trial. Failure to file the documents listed below may cause the Court to Continue your Court Trial. You can serve the Trial Brief on the other party either by mail or personally up to the time of trial. However, if you think there is a possibility of working out an agreement based upon what is in your Trial Brief, you may want to provide a copy to the other party as soon as possible. **If you have children, you must attend mediation orientation and mediation prior to your court trial. Contact the Family Law Center for orientation and mediation appointments. You will need the following documents: · Trial Brief · FL-335 Proof of Service by Mail IF YOU HAVE NOT FILED THE DOCUMENTS LISTED BELOW YOU MUST INCLUDE THESE WITH YOUR TRIAL BRIEF. · · · · FL-150 Income and Expense Declaration (Do not need to file if you have already filed in the last six months unless your income has changed FL-140 Declaration of Disclosure (Do not file with the Court but must be served on other party.) FL-141 Declaration Regarding Service of Declaration of Disclosure and Income and Expense Decl. FL-160 Property Declaration. FILING AND SERVING INSTRUCTIONS Make two copies of the completed original, file with the court. Keep one copy for yourself and serve the other party with the other copy. Have someone OTHER THAN YOURSELF AND OVER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS OLD serve the other party with the documents above by placing them in the mail. Have the server complete FL-335 Proof of Service by Mail. FILE THE PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL AT THE CLERK'S OFFICE. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SUTTER FAMILY LAW FACILITATOR FAMILY LAW INFORMATION CENTER 530-822-3305 Revised 2/20/13 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Name: Address: In Pro Per SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SUTTER , Petitioner, and , Respondent. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: TRIAL BRIEF TRIAL DATE: TRIAL TIME: DEPT: I am the( ) Petitioner ( )Respondent in this proceeding for Dissolution. We were married on ________________________ and separated on ___________________. The children of this marriage are: _________________________________________________________________. Irreconcilable differences exist between the parties and there is no reasonable possibility of reconciliation. The issues are as follows: DISSOLUTION: Petitioner/Respondent believes that irreconcilable differences exist between the parties and there is no possibility of reconciliation. /// /// TRIAL BRIEF -1- American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 I AM REQUESTING THE FOLLOWING CHILD CUSTODY/VISITATION ORDER: _____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ I AM SEEKING THE FOLLOWING CHILD SUPPORT ORDER: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ADDITIONAL CHILD SUPPORT ISSUES (Child care expenses, educational expenses, health insurance premiums, uninsured medical, dental or orthodontic expenses, other): ____________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ PROPERTY ISSUES: HUSBAND'S SEPARATE PROPERTY:____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ WIFE'S SEPARATE PROPERTY:_________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ /// TRIAL BRIEF -2- American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 HUSBAND'S COMMUNITY PROPERTY AND DEBTS CONFIRMED AS: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ WIFE'S COMMUNITY PROPERTY AND DEBTS CONFIRMED AS: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS:_____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS:________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ RESTRAINING ORDERS CONSOLIDATED AND/OR MODIFIED BY THIS ORDER IN CASE NUMBER: ____________________________________________________________ Dated: Respectfully Submitted, ____________________________________ ( ) Petitioner ( ) Respondent TRIAL BRIEF -3- American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com